Reorganizations

Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings in Israel 2012

by Barry J. Kramer, Michael J. Patrick | Fenwick & West LLP on 5/8/2013

Background — We have analyzed the terms of venture financings for Israeli and Israeli-related technology companies that reported raising money during 2012. Our survey does not include financing rounds of less than US...more

CFPB Announces Organization, Senior Personnel Changes

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/6/2013

On April 22, the CFPB announced the creation of the Office of Financial Institutions and Business Liaison, which will interface with bank and nonbank trade associations, financial institutions, and other businesses. The new...more

Bankruptcy Implications of Affiliated Lender Provisions and Debt Buybacks - Unenforceability of Bankruptcy Voting Proxies Expose...

by King & Spalding on 5/2/2013

Over the last few years, provisions in credit agreements permitting the Borrower’s equity sponsor and other affiliates (typically referred to as “Affiliated Lenders”), to purchase term loans made thereunder and allowing the...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/1/2013

May 2 (Bloomberg Law) -- Eastman Kodak Co. filed a Chapter 11 plan that cratered the stock and bumped up the unsecured notes, although the plan may be revised to pay off second-lien debt fully in cash, as Bloomberg Law's Lee...more

Tax Talk -- Volume 6, No. 1 -- April 2013

by David de Ruig, Stephen Feldman, David Goett, Thomas Humphreys, Meimay Law, Anna T. Pinedo, Remmelt Reigersman | Morrison & Foerster - State + Local Tax... on 4/30/2013

In This Issue: House Ways & Means Committee Proposal Would Require Mark-to-Market for Derivatives and Modify Certain Other Tax Rules; After Months of Anticipation, Final FATCA Regulations Released; Congress Considers...more

Seventh Circuit Holds That Debtor Cannot Circumvent Bankruptcy's Absolute-Priority Rule

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 4/25/2013

Unless creditors accept a debtor's plan of reorganization, bankruptcy law requires the plan to provide for the payment in full of creditors before owners of the debtor receive anything on account of their equity interest....more

How to turn your LLC or S Corp. into a C Corp. with a Tax-Free Reorganization

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 4/16/2013

By now most entrepreneurs who have sought or will seek venture funding have learned that venture capitalists typically prefer to invest in C Corporations and will not invest in pass through entities such as a limited...more

April 2013: Bankruptcy and Restructuring Update

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 4/10/2013

Seventh Circuit Extends New Value Exception. In In re Castleton Plaza, L.P., No. 12-2639 (7th Cir. Feb. 14, 2013), the Seventh Circuit became the first Court of Appeals to address whether the new value exception to the...more

To Release Or Not to Release – If That Is the Question, What Is the Answer?

by Ella Shenhav, Kevin J. Walsh | Mintz Levin - Bankruptcy, Restructuring &... on 4/8/2013

In a recent decision by the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the court adopted a flexible approach to consensual third party releases in a plan of reorganization. In In re Indianapolis Downs, LLC, 2013 Bankr....more

The Seventh Circuit Expands Scope of Absolute Priority Rule to Protect Creditors

by Blanka Wolfe | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/25/2013

In a recent decision, In re Castleton Plaza, LP, 2013 WL 537269 *1 (Feb. 14, 2013), the Seventh Circuit held that the absolute priority rule – which requires that creditors be paid in full before equity holders receive...more

Fifth Circuit Decisions Concerning Confirmation Of Plans Of Reorganization

by Richard London | Perkins Coie on 3/22/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued two decisions that affect a borrower’s ability to confirm a bankruptcy plan, Western Real Estate Equities, L.L.C. v. Village at Camp Bowie I, L.P. (In re Village...more

Village At Camp Bowie: The Fifth Circuit Weighs In On Artificial Impairment

by Deborah Kovsky-Apap, Lesley Welwarth | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/14/2013

A key tenet of reorganization under Chapter 11 is that if the debtor’s plan impairs creditors, at least some of those creditors must agree to the plan. More specifically, “if a class of claims is impaired under the plan, at...more

Rogers Towers: Impact of the Reorganization of the Jacksonville DEP Office

by Richard Maguire | Rogers Towers on 3/8/2013

Located in Jacksonville, the Northeast District Office of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) will soon change its organizational structure to be consistent with the other DEP district offices and...more

In Confirming Indianapolis Downs Chapter 11 Plan, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Provides Guidance On Permissibility Of Binding Plan...

by John Henry Schanne, II | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/1/2013

On January 31, 2013, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the court) upheld a post-petition “lock-up” agreement in approving confirmation of the proposed plan in In re Indianapolis Downs, LLC, 2013...more

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Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings in Israel 2012

CFPB Announces Organization, Senior Personnel Changes

Bankruptcy Implications of Affiliated Lender Provisions and Debt Buybacks - Unenforceability of Bankruptcy Voting Proxies Expose...

Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock [Video]

Tax Talk -- Volume 6, No. 1 -- April 2013

Seventh Circuit Holds That Debtor Cannot Circumvent Bankruptcy's Absolute-Priority Rule

How to turn your LLC or S Corp. into a C Corp. with a Tax-Free Reorganization

April 2013: Bankruptcy and Restructuring Update

To Release Or Not to Release – If That Is the Question, What Is the Answer?

The Seventh Circuit Expands Scope of Absolute Priority Rule to Protect Creditors

Fifth Circuit Decisions Concerning Confirmation Of Plans Of Reorganization

Village At Camp Bowie: The Fifth Circuit Weighs In On Artificial Impairment

Rogers Towers: Impact of the Reorganization of the Jacksonville DEP Office

In Confirming Indianapolis Downs Chapter 11 Plan, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Provides Guidance On Permissibility Of Binding Plan...

Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Absolute-Priority Rule in In re Castleton Plaza, LP

Clear Skies Seen Ahead for the American Airlines/U.S. Airways Merger

Rogers Towers: Insiders as Equity Investors: Competition Protects Lenders from Absolute Priority Rule Circumvention

"New Value" Plans Require Competitive Bidding, Says 7th Circuit

Restrictions on the Sale or Transfer of Assets of Not-for-Profit Debtors

Fifth Circuit Crafts New Test For Foreign Debtor Relief

Fifth Circuit Crafts New Test For Foreign Debtor Relief

Fifth Circuit Refuses to Enforce Mexican Reorganization Plan's Proposed Release of Non-Debtor Bond Guarantors

What the Local Government Center’s Reorganization Means to Communities (And Taxpayers)

Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock [Video]

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